It was ultimately a short list but one filled with problems that were difficult to grapple Just the lack of information was debilitating enough but Randidly also had to fight against the forces that actively wanted him to fail
Beyond those few goals there were several things that Randidly wanted to do
Grow stronger
Understand the warning given to Randidly by Lyra that someone inside the System became aware of his ability to subvert Cohort Five
Foster a certain type of images on Earth
Address TatianaÆs continued complaints about competitors buying up suppliers to forcefully buy out Erickson Steel
Build that promised body for Ghost
Check in on the Order Ducis
Find out what had happened after Shal had proceeded through that portal
Maintain stability in his Soulskill
Understand what significance Citizenship in the System had
Very soon Randidly was chuckling to himself The more he thought the more the list of things he felt he should accomplish grew Even with his capabilities it would be difficult to manage so many disparate goals Yet Randidly believed that he would be able to accomplish several of these at once if he arranged his schedule correctly
Mostly it seemed smart to temporarily locate himself in the area of Erickson Steel headquarters While he focused on forging and Engraving Randidly could definitely grow stronger and build the body that he owed for Ghost Plus he could call that kid Naffur to bring the Order Ducis troops down Randidly doubted that he would have to personally act against the businesses eyeing Erickson Steel of the Order Ducis threw their bodies at the problem
After all if the people trying to isolate Erickson Steel had any real power they wouldnÆt have been so simply defeated A rich fool was dangerous but not difficult to handle
Activities within the Soulskill could occur anywhere so keeping a watch on those developments wouldnÆt be the problem But it was just a matter of how much time Randidly would put into it Which made Randidly wonder how much longer he would be staying here
Sighing deeply Randidly used his Domain to check where Helen was Immediately he could sense that she was within Donnyton proper likely delivery the farewell gift Randidly had decided to give Donnyton
What you do with that gift thatÆs up to you But I cannot help you more than this
Saying goodbye was a hard thing Randidly reflected After the heat of anger and battle had faded he didnÆt even have the heart to go give the news himself
Then his emerald eyes flashed with intensity Still he had other business to attend to
At long last Randidly looked at his Skill growth that had occurred over the last several days
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Despite Randidly growing rather numb to his constant growth he couldnÆt help but chuckle when he saw the sea of PP that he had gathered preparing for and during the Donnyton challenge A lot of it had come from the most recent rung but there was also some leftover PP from the several days of intensive training that Randidly had gone through to prepare
Honest he was glad he did it turned out that Donnyton took the challenge just as seriously as he did In total Randidly had earned 483 PP
Again the monstrous growth was a function of the number of Skills he possessed that were able to operate simultaneously over the course of a fight It wasnÆt just that he had a lot of Skills Part of the speed of his growth was because his Control let him use almost a dozen Skills at the same time
From RandidlyÆs combat Skills including Spear Mastery Dodge Fighting Experience and Stalemate Breaker none surpassed 8 Skill Levels of growth Most were clustered around 5 But even these few Skills that formed a minority of his growth still provided 47 PP Although they werenÆt determinative in the fight they constantly gave Randidly a series of small boosts
Then there were other areas that experienced big increases Infinite Fingers of Yggdrasil grew 10 Skill Levels Sharpness grew 11 Visualization grew by 14 Skill Levels Riders of the Baleful Court jumped up 20 Skill Levels likely due to the continued activity of the Riders with Neveah Ignition of the Emerald Essence also got 16 Skill Levels due to the multitude of Skills based on it that Randidly made use of
Yyrwood Body of Yggdrasil grew by 21 Skill Levels pushing RandidlyÆs physical fitness to an even more ridiculous base state Cruel Indignation of Yggdrasil shot upward 28 Skill Levels The other Yggdrasil Skills maintained a growth between 8 and 12
Yet the area that Randidly had improved most of all was obviously in his new Skillset Descent of the Grim Chimera Although the Skills he had acquired had joined together to form an extremely high Level set of Skills those were benefits from the materials Randidly had used to form the Skillset They didnÆt truly describe how skilled Randidly was in using his newly acquired abilities
Once Randidly started using Skills he grew more familiar with them and experienced a marked jump in Skill Levels And it might even happen again to a lesser degree when Randidly had the chance to really think about his Skills and practice them
Cursed Appetite of a Wraith increased by 13 Skill Levels From a single use All Else Succumbs Yet Time Whirls the Earth grew by 19 Skill Levels MonstrosityÆs Appalling Intensity grew by 14 Man is Proud but the Chimera Takes and The Chimera Weep as Man Mourns both improved by 20 Skill Levels each ReaperÆs Mantle of Catastrophe improved by 10 Levels and Molten Fang of the Pariah moved upward by 17
Finally Chimeric Avoidance increased by 32 Skill Levels And when Randidly checked the amount of Attribute and damage avoidance provided by the passive portion of the Skill increased to 9% Slowly but surely his already ridiculous capabilities were climbing upward
Which brought Randidly to 483 PP in total
When he saw that number he blinked several times Then he checked his Soulskill and he immediately suppressed a flash of nerves With this huge amount of PP IÆll get to 1500 in my Soulskill and trigger the absorption of more PP
Considering the PP I gained last time and the fact that the amount I absorbed increased doesnÆt that mean that when I reach that milestone I basically have the capability to finish any Path that I want
It was an intoxicating thought But Randidly took a deep breath and focused on the task at hand With his huge amount of PP Randidly easily finished off the Advanced Mana Engraving Path
Congratulations You have completed the Advanced Mana Engraving Path Engraving is a method by which your will and energy can be recorded on a single item for generations to come By continuing to advance toward the summit of Engraving you begin to understand how small your previous understanding was You walked a dirt road a stone road an iron road and now a road of meaning Yet the road leads ever onward Soon you sense that continuing forward will lead to a great change in your understanding of Mana Engraving You have feet to walk eyes to see and hands to make Do not let even one of these idle
Congratulations Your Mana has increased by 400 Mana Regeneration has increased by 40 Willpower and Focus has increased by 25 The effect of Skill Levels on the effects of Mana Engraving has increased
Shaking his head Randidly wondered why he even bothered to try and get Paths these days Unlike the early days the rewards they gave now often just whispered of the further rewards that Randidly could obtain if he used MORE PP Those messages seemed to imply that he was very close to moving toward end game content but they were also slightly disheartening
In addition the usual sorts of benefits no longer held as much meaning to him Even if Randidly were to acquire a Skill now it would take quite some time to Level it up to the point that it would be useful Time that he could be using to push his current quiver of Skills or images even higher
Yet another part of Randidly wondered if he wouldnÆt finally have that time soon One more Zone would start the arrival of the First Calamity but it was unclear how much time that would take In fact Randidly had a very real fear that the Zone they were waiting on to finish New Earth would take too long